The overall drilling rig count in North America is up 8 units to 812 for the week ended Aug. 14, with an almost even increase in both gas-directed and oil-directed rigs across the US and Canada, according to Baker Hughes Inc. data.

The US drilling rig count ended the week with 593 rigs working. The count is 5 more than this time last week and 54 more than this time last year. Of those, four additional rigs were gas-directed this week for a total of 128. One oil-directed rig was added in the US this week for a total of 455, up 43 from this time last year.

In the US, 578 rigs were drilling on land, 6 more than last week. An additional rig drilling in US inland waters brought the count to 3, helping to offset a 2-rig decline that brought the offshore count to 12. Two rigs were dropped from the Gulf of Mexico count. 

Of the major US oil and gas producing states, three saw rig counts increase. New Mexico added 2 rigs to reach 99 working this week, up 4 from last year. In Texas, 2 additional rigs were running this week for a total of 277. The count is up 35 units from the same period in 2025. Oklahoma’s rig count increased by 1 unit to 51.

Utah’s rig count decreased by a single unit to end the week with 13 rigs running.

The overall rig count in Canada rose 3 units to reach 219 rigs working for the week. The count is up 36 units from this time a year ago. Of those 219 rigs working, 151 were drilling for oil, up 5 from last week. The number of gas-directed rigs was unchanged from last week at 65. There were 2 fewer unclassified rigs for a total of 3 working this week.